1、厕所 WC
2、博士或医生 Dr.
3、等等 etc.
4、个人计算机 PC
5、中华人民共和国 PRC
6、联合国 UN?
7、MBA英文Mater of Business Administration的缩写，即工商管理硕士专业学位。
8、CD-ROM英语Compact Cisk- Read Only Memory的缩写，即光盘只读存储器，也就是人们常说的光驱。
9、DOS英语Dis Opening System的缩写，又称磁盘操作系统。
10、GDP英语Gross Domestic Product的缩写，即国内生产总值。
英文缩写词，是用一个单词或词组的简写形式来代表一个完整的形式，它不同于首字母缩写词。英文缩写是英语词语的简易形式，用英文单词中重要的字母来代表整个单词的意义，也被称为缩略词。
一个英文缩写词可以用任何方法缩短，将通过一些字母部件绘制在一起。但是缩写也会带来困扰，因为缩写可能在不同行业代表不同的意思。
生活中常用英语习语
1.poker face 面无表情的人
例如： I never know whether my boss likes my work or not -- he is a real poker face!
我从来也不知道我的老板到底喜不喜欢我的工作。他脸上可真是一点表情都没有。
2.The shoe is on the other foot.
形势已经完全不同
例如： Back in school we made fun of Jones because we thought he spent too much time studying instead of hing fun. Now the shoe is on the other foot -- he's made lots of money and the rest of us are just barely making enough to feed our families。
以前在学校里念书的时候，我们老是笑话琼斯，认为他这个人老是念书，不会玩。可是，现在情况就完全不同了。他赚了不少钱，而我们这些人的收入只够维持家计而已。
3.to pay through the nose 高价
例如： Life is funny. When the famous dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh was alive, nobody wanted to buy his pictures. But now rich people will pay through the nose for one, sometimes more than five million dollars。 人生实在是很有趣的。当那位有名的荷兰画家凡高还活着的时候，没有人要买他的画。可是，现在那些有钱人却愿意出高价买他的画，有时候一张画就要五百多万美元。”
4.to keep an ear to the ground 保持高度警觉
例如： I try to keep an ear to the ground and what I hear these days is that most people think we spend too much money on building roads and not enough on our schools。 我总是设法注意人们的想法。最近我听说，大多数人认为我们在筑路方面花钱太多，而用在学校方面的钱却不足。
5.Up to one's ears 深深卷入
例如： The mayor says he didn't know people on his staff were taking bribes. But my guess is he's up to his ears in it." 说他不知道他手下的工作人员接受贿赂。可是，我猜想他完全是介入这些事的。
6.Sweeten the pot 增加有利条件
例如： Miss Smith didn't want the job until the company sweentened the pot by offering her a higher salary and the use of a company car。
施密斯**本来不想要那份工作的。后来，那家公司提高了给她的工资，还给她一辆公司的汽车用。这样，她才接受了那个工作。
7.To fly off the handle 激怒
例如： My wife spent all afternoon yesterday cooking a special dinner for our wedding anniversary. So she really flew off the handle when I came home three hours late。 为了庆祝我们结婚周年，我太太化了整个下午精心烹调。可是，我昨晚晚了三个小时才回家。她可真火了。
8.To bark up the wrong tree 找错门了
例如： Hey man, if you think I was the guy who robbed that bank today, you're barking up the wrong tree! I was nowhere near the place." 喂，要是你认为我是今天的那个人，那你就错怪我了。我根本就没上那儿去。
9.Right on the beam 做的对 例如： Your school report is right on the beam: you followed directions exactly and got all the facts down in the right order。 你的报告写的很对，你准确地按照要求写了，而且每个事实也都按照正确的次序写了进去。
10.To keep one's shirt on 要有耐心，别发火
例如：Honey, keep your shirt on, please! I'm sorry, but the boss made me work late at the office。
亲爱的，请你千万别发火。我很抱歉。可是，我的老板给了我好多活，我不得不在办公室加班嘛
见面、分手时
●碰到友人
嗨!你好!
Hi! *比Hello随便，用于比较熟悉的人，男女都可以用。
Hi! (嗨!)
Hi! (嗨!你好!)
你好!
Hello. *一天中常用的寒暄用语。
A)Hello, Mr. Smith. (史密斯先生，您好!)
B)Oh, hi John. (嗨，约翰，你好!)
*A为学生，B为老师。
你好!
Good afternoon. *下午用寒暄用语。主要用于工作环境中。
晚上好!
Good evening.
你好吗?
How are you? *最常用的问候方式。除了有问候对方“你好吗”的意思外，还含有“午安”在内的意思。
Hi, John! (嗨!约翰，你好!)
Oh, Mary! How are you? (噢，玛丽，你好吗?)
How are you? (你好吗?)
Pretty good. (非常好。)
How's it going?
How're you doing? *语气较随便。
我很好，谢谢。
Fine, thank you.
I'm fine, thank you.
不怎么好。
Not so good. *用于身体状况不好或是有其他什么不好的事时。
How are you feeling? (你的身体怎么样?)
Not so good. (不怎么好。)
Not so great.
Could be better. *虽然“有向好的方向发展的余地”，但给人一种“不怎么好”的语感。
老样子。
Nothing much.
Nothing special.
认识您我很高兴。
Glad to meet you. *用于初次见面。
I'm glad to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
It's great meeting you.
出什么事啦?
What's up?
What's up? (出什么事啦?)
Nothing much. (没什么。)
What's new? *用于强调有无新的变化。
What's hening? *强调“发生什么事情了?”
How've you been? *有好长时间没见的语感。
你的家人怎么样?
How's your family?
How's your family? (你的家人怎么样?)
Everyone's fine. (大家都很好。)
还好吧?
How's everything? *意为“进行得顺利吗?”。如果在饭馆服务员这样问的话是“饭菜怎么样?”的意思。
How's everything? (怎么样，还好吧?)
It's going pretty well. (一切很顺利。)
How's everything? (还好吧?)
Same as always. (和平常一样。)
How's everything going?
How's it going?
How are things?
工作怎么样?
How's business?
还可以。
Not bad.
今天怎么样?
How did it go today? *用于会议或聚会等特别场合。
How did it go today? (今天怎么样?)
So-so. (还凑合吧。)
How was your day?
和往常一样。
Oh, same as usual.
How was work today? (今天工作怎么样?)
Oh, same as usual. (和往常一样。)
Same old, same old. *俚语。
Another day, another dollar.
急着干什么去呀?
What's the hurry?
What's the hurry? (急着干什么去呀?)
We're going to be late for the movie. (我们赶着去看**呢。)
Why are you in a hurry? (为什么那么着急?)
Why are you hurrying? (干吗那么着急?)
你去哪儿?
Where are you headed? *head 是动词，be headed for...表示“向着……前进”。
Where are you going?
Where are you off to?
你干吗呢?
What are you doing?
What are you doing? (你干吗呢?)
I'm ironing my shirt. (我在熨衬衫呢。)
我在想点事儿。
I was just thinking. *just 表示一种“有点”，“不过……”的语感。
我只是发了会儿呆。
I was just daydreaming. *daydream “沉湎于幻想”。
我只是在消磨时间。
I'm just killing time. *kill time “消磨时间”、“打发时间”。
I'm just hanging out. *hang out “什么都不做，无端地耗费时间”。
你想什么呢?
What's on your mind?
What's on your mind? (你想什么呢?)
I'm worried about my wife. (我有点担心我的妻子。)
What are you thinking of?
没想什么。/没什么。
Nothing.
和往常一样。
Another day, another dollar.
How was work today? (今天工作怎么样?)
Another day, another dollar. (和往常一样。)
你来的正是时候。
You've come just in time.
You've come at the right moment.
You've come at the right time.
原来你在这儿啊!
There you are! *用于终于找到了要找的人时。
There you are! (原来你在这儿啊!)
Were you looking for me? (你找我?)
Gotcha! *俚语。
Here you are.
Found you!
杰夫在吗?
Is Jeff around?
Is Jeff around? (杰夫在吗?)
He was here a few minutes ago. (几分钟前他还在这儿来着。)
你见到斯科特了吗?
He you seen Scott? 多用于公司和学校。
He you seen Scott? (你见到斯科特吗?)
No, not today. (没有，今天没看见他。)
我偶然碰到了他。
I ran into him. *run into “没想到的，偶然的相遇”。
I bumped into him.
哎，你猜我昨天遇见谁了?
Guess who I bumped into yesterday?
Guess who I bumped into yesterday? (哎，你猜我昨天遇见谁了?)
Who? (谁呀?)
我跟他素不相识。
He's a stranger to me. *表示“以前从没见过面”。
●好久不见
好久不见。
It's been a long time. *当别人这么对自己说时，通常用It sure has.来回答。
好久不见。
It's been so long.
John, is that you? (你是约翰吧?)
Yeah, it's been so long. (是我，好久没见。)
好久没见了。
Long time no see. *比较随便的说法。对方一般回答Yeah, how he you been?/Yeah, too long.
Long time no see. (好久没见了。)
Yeah, how he you been? (是呀，你还好吗?)
I hen't seen you for a long time.
I hen't seen you for ages.
还好吧?
How he you been?
How he you been? (还好吧?)
I've been all right. (嗯，挺好的。)
最近怎么样?
How he you been doing? *询问对方的身体和近况。
How he you been doing? (最近怎么样?)
I've been alright. (干得还不错。)
忙什么呢?
What he you been doing? *用来询问没见面的这段时间里的情况。
What he you been doing? (忙什么呢?)
Just working. (上班呗。)
What he you been doing? (忙什么呢?)
Nothing much. (没忙什么。)
What he you been up to?
你去哪儿了?
Where he you been?
很高兴又见到你。
I'm glad to see you again. *回答这句时说So am I. (我也是)。see可以用meet代替。去掉again则带有初次见面的语感。
I'm hy to see you.
Nice to see you.
It's great seeing you again.
你一点儿都没变。
You hen't changed at all.
You're the same old Bob, aren't you? (鲍勃，你还是老样子。)
你没怎么变。
You hen't changed much.
You hen't changed much. (你没怎么变。)
Neither he you. (你也没变。)
你变样了。
You've really changed.
你长大了。
You've grown up.
You're all grown up now.
Look how you've grown up. (看你都长这么大了!) *多用于爷爷、奶奶见到孙辈时。
你越来越漂亮了。
You've become so beautiful.
You've gotten so pretty.
约翰他好吗?
Is John okay? *这种说法带有约翰有病或受伤的语感。
Is John okay? (约翰他好吗?)
He's getting better. (好多了。)
你看上去不错。
You look great.
You look great. (你看上去不错。)
You look good, too. (你也一样。)
你感觉怎么样?
How are you feeling?
How are you feeling? (你感觉怎么样?)
I'm feeling great. (我感觉很好。)
他这些日子过得怎么样?
How's he getting along these days?
How's he getting along these days? (他这些日子过得怎么样?)
Good. (挺好的。)
How's he doing? (他干得怎么样?)
最近你是不是胖了?
Are you gaining weight?
Are you gaining weight? (最近你是不是胖了?)
I'm afraid so. (好像是吧。)
He you gained weight?
Are you getting fatter? *不礼貌的说法。
Are you losing weight? (最近你是不是瘦了?)
●分手时
再见!
Goodbye. *分手时最常用的寒暄用语。
Goodbye. (再见!)
Goodbye. Take care! (再见，保重啊!)
再见!
Bye. *比Goodbye的说法随便。
Bye for now.
He a nice day. (祝你今天愉快!)
See you later. (以后见!)
回头见!
See you.
See you later.
See you soon.
See you again.
Catch you later.
See you around. *用于在同一座楼里，过会儿还有可能再见面时。
我去了啊。
I'm off now. *off “去，走开”。
I'm leing.
See you.
我得告辞了。
I he to go.
I he to go. (我得告辞了。)
Can't you stay a little longer? (再呆会儿吧!)
祝你好运!
Good luck! *在对某人去旅行或去做一件比较难的事情时使用。
Good luck! (祝你好运!)
Thanks. I need it. (谢谢，借你吉言。)
I wish you good luck.
祝你愉快!
He a nice day. *与Goodbye的用法一样。
He a nice day! (祝你愉快!)
Same to you. (也祝你愉快!)
祝你周末愉快!
He a nice weekend.
加油啊!祝你好运!
Good luck.
Break a leg. *原本是对要上台演出的人说的话。
Go for it. (走吧!)
Hang in there. (那，加油吧!)
祝你玩得愉快。
He fun.
We're going to Hawaii! (我们要去夏威夷喽!)
He fun! (祝你玩得愉快。)
He a good time!
就这样，坚持下去。
Keep it up.
Keep it up! (就这样，坚持下去。)
Thanks for the encouragement. (谢谢你的鼓励!)
别干得太猛。
Don't work too hard.
Take care.
Be careful.
旅途愉快!
He a nice trip. *对要去旅行的人说的话。
I wish you a pleasant journey.
He a good vacation. (祝你期愉快!)
Bon voyage. *这是一句法语，现在英文中也用。
那多保重!
He a good one!
真舍不得走，但是……
I hate to run, but... *这句是结束谈话时的开场白。其语气为“虽然我不想走，但……”。
认识你我非常高兴。
It was nice meeting you. *只用于与初次见面的人分别时。其他情况下meet换成see。
It was nice meeting you. (认识你我非常高兴。)
It was nice meeting you, too. (我也很高兴见到你。)
Nice meeting you.
请代我向约翰问好。
Please say hello to John (for me).
晚安!
Good night.
再来啊!
Come again.
Come again. (再来啊!)
I will. (我会来的。)
Please come again. (请您再来!)
I hope you can come over again. (希望你能再来。)
I'd be glad to he you over again. (如果你下次还能来的话我将很高兴。)
别忘了给我带点儿什么。
Don't forget to bring something back for me.
Don't forget to bring something back for me. (别忘了给我带点儿什么。)
Don't worry, I won't. (放心吧，忘不了。)
放松点儿!
Take it easy. *“放松”、“不要紧张”的语气。
Take it easy. (放松点儿!)
I can't. I he a test tomorrow. (不可能，我明天要考试。)
希望不久能再见到你。
I hope to see you again soon.
给我打电话。
Call me later.
Call me later. (给我打电话。)
Okay, I will. (嗯，好吧。)
多保重!
Take care. *“多加小心”的语气。
See you later. (再见。)
Take care. (多保重!)
你自己多保重。
Take care of yourself.
Take care of yourself. (你自己多保重!)
Don't worry about me. (别担心我!)
我还会来的。
I'll be back.
I'll be back. (我还会来的。)
You'd better. (一定来啊!)
I'll come back later. (不久我就会回来的。)
I'll stop by later. (我会顺便来的。)
天不早了。
It's getting late.
It's getting late. (天不早了。)
Let's go home. (我们回家吧。)
我得走了。
I've got to go. *口语用法。
I he to go.
I he to get going.
●暂时无法见面时
我会想你的。
I'll miss you. *miss “想，想念”。
I'll miss you. (我会想你的。)
I'll miss you, too. (我也会想你的。)
I'm gonna miss you. *gonna 是going to...的缩略形式，是比较随便的表达方式。
我真希望能和你在一起。
I wish I could go with you.
I wish I could go with you. (我真希望能和你在一起。)
So do I. (我也是。)
请代我向你的家人问好。
Please give my regards to your family.
Please give my regards to your family. (请代我向你的家人问好。)
I will. They asked me how you were doing. (我一定带到。我的家人也问过你的情况。)
你一定回来啊!
You must come back.
有空给我打电话。
Give me a call sometime.
Call me sometime.
我们什么时候再聚吧。
Let's get together again sometime.
Thank you. I enjoyed it very much. (谢谢，我真是太高兴了。)
Let's get together again sometime. (我们什么时候再聚吧。)
请给我写信。
Please write me (a letter).
我会给你写信的。
I'll write you (a letter).
让我们保持联系。
Let's keep in touch. *keep in touch with... “和……保持联系”、“保持接触”。
Let's keep in touch. (让我们保持联系。)
Will do. (好的。)
Let's keep in touch with each other. *each other “互相”。
别忘了写信。
Don't forget to write.
Don't forget to write. (别忘了写信。)
I won't. (忘不了。)
●拜访
有人吗?
Hello! Anyone home? *“对不起，屋里有人吗?”的语气。
Hello! Anyone home? (喂，有人吗?)
Yes? (谁呀?)
Yoo hoo! *进入别人家时一种口语的说法。
Hello! Is anyone there?
Excuse me! (对不起。)
Hey, you! (嘿，你呀!) *比较粗鲁的说法。
欢迎，请进!
Please come in! *可以用于各种场合，如欢迎他人等。
Please come in! (欢迎，请进!)
Sorry I didn't call first. (对不起，来之前我没打个电话来。)
Welcome!
Hello!
你能来，太好啦。
How nice of you to come!
How nice of you to come! (你能来，太好啦。)
Thanks for inviting me. (谢谢你邀请我。)
(It's) nice of you to come!
Thank you for coming.
你有事吗?
What do you want? *比较莽撞的语气。
Is anyone here? (有人吗?)
What do you want? (你有事吗?)
What are you here for?
别客气，像在自己家一样。
Please feel free to make yourself at home.
Make yourself at home.
请坐吧。
He a seat.
He a seat. (请坐吧。)
Oh, thank you. (啊，谢谢。)
Take a seat.
Please sit down.
您尽兴。
Enjoy yourself!
He a good time!
您喝点什么吗?
Would you care for something to drink?
A) Would you care for something to drink?
(您喝点儿什么吗?)
B) Yes, I'll he a beer, please. (好的，我要啤酒。)
*当拒绝A的提问时，可以用No, thank you. (谢谢，我不喝。)/Maybe later. (过一会儿再说)。
没关系。(不用担心我。)
Don't mind me.
Sorry, I'm too busy to talk to you now.
(对不起，我太忙了，顾不上和你说话。)
Don't mind me. I just came to see John.
(没关系，我只是来看看约翰。)
我可以用洗手间吗?
May I use your bathroom?
May I use your bathroom? (我可以用洗手间吗?)
Sure, go ahead. (当然可以，请吧!)
May I use your rest room?
Where can I freshen up? *女性问Where can I freshen up? (我可以在哪儿梳洗?) 是打听厕所的婉转说法。
May I use your toilet? *toilet 表示“厕所”，太直接，一般不用。除此之外，ladies' room“女厕所”， men's room“男厕所”，俚语 the john、the head也表示“厕所”。
洗手间在哪儿?
Where's the bathroom?
Which way is the bathroom?
How can I get to the bathroom?
Could you tell me how to get to the bathroom? (能告诉我洗手间怎么走吗?)
可以借用一下您的电话吗?
May I use your phone?
Is it all right if I use your phone?
我得告辞了。
I'd better get going now.
I must be going now.
I he to lee now.
I gotta go now. *gotta为口语，是got to的缩略形式。
